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Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Northern U.S. Through Thanksgiving and into This Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow, gusty winds, and localized blizzard conditions will persist through Thanksgiving near and downwind of the Great Lakes. Rain and mountain snow are forecast for the Pacific Northwest. Confidence is increasing for another winter storm to develop over the northern and central Rockies Friday and track across the central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes this weekend. Read More >

Not only was 2012 a warm year in the Northland, it was also a warm year across the globe and one of the warmest on record,  according to an article published by the American Meteorological Society.

Read more about it here

To refresh your memory and compare temperatures from 2012 to 2013, below are graphs depicting the average temperatures through the years of 2012 (on the left)
and 2013 (on the right) for International Falls, MN, Duluth and Hayward, WI.  Click on each image for a larger view.
   
Read more about the Northland's warm year- Northland's Weather of 2012.

 

 

 

Daily Temperature Plot For the Year
International Falls, MN
2012 2013
Duluth, MN
2012 2013
Hayward, WI
2012 2013